EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is carrying out a review to establish whether it requires more news channel presenters as five senior female anchors remain in the dark about their future.
11.08.2023 - 15:43 / variety.com
Roy Trakin It’s Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, which means John Lydon, the artist formerly known as the Sex Pistols’ infamous rabblerouser Johnny Rotten, is glued to the 55” flat screen TV in the Malibu home he shared with his beloved wife, Nora Forster, until she passed away in April after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Lydon remained deeply devoted to his wife of 44 years — who was also mother of the Slits’ singer Arri Up and heiress to a German media/publishing empire — refusing to leave her care to others.
The once enfant terrible of the ‘70s “Anarchy in the U.K.” punk era turned to music as solace, re-activating his long-running group Public Image Ltd. for their 11 th album since 1978, “End of World,” out today (Aug.
11), with UK and European tours on tap for the fall. The veteran band’s long-running lineup includes bassist/multi-instrumentalist Scott Firth (who joined in 2009) and ex-Damned guitarist Lu Edmonds and ex-Slits/Pop Group drummer Bruce Smith, both members since the ‘80s.
The release of “End of World” was preceded by a series of singles earlier this year, starting with the aching elegy to his wife, “Hawaii,” recounting an idyllic vacation the two once spent there. With lyrics like “Don’t fly too soon/ I need to cry in pain/ You were loved,” it’s a far cry from the commonly held image of the man formerly known as Johnny Rotten, yet he remains as half-seriously cantankerous as ever, supporting the idea of Donald Trump, if not the individual, and, as this conversation with Variety shows, continuing to take contrarian positions all over the socio-political map.
EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is carrying out a review to establish whether it requires more news channel presenters as five senior female anchors remain in the dark about their future.
Donald Trump surrendered in Atlanta on Thursday, where he was booked and fingerprinted after being indicted on 13 different counts stemming from his efforts to overturn election results in the state of Georgia during the 2020 presidential election, including racketeering, conspiracy and soliciting a public official to violate their oath of office.
Former President Donald Trump‘s booking photo was released Thursday night after he turned himself in to authorities at the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.
Donald Trump's booking photo was released Thursday night after he turned himself in to authorities at the Fulton County Sheriff's Office.Trump was arrested and booked on charges related to his alleged attempts to overturn the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.The mug shot — which was a trending topic on Twitter (X) in the hours leading up to its release — marks a historic moment, as it is the first-ever mug shot taken of a former U.S. president.Trump was processed at the Fulton County jail on Thursday, where he was booked and later released approximately 30 minutes later, after putting up a $200,000 bond.It's unclear at this point when exactly Trump's arraignment hearing will be held.
Donald Trump has surrendered and been arrested in Fulton County, Ga. for his alleged attempts to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss in the state. The former president, along with 18 of his allies, was charged earlier this month under Georgia’s racketeering laws, marking the fourth indictment of Trump since March.
Donald Trump turned himself in to authorities in Fulton County, GA on Thursday, with a process that diverged from his previous indictment because it included his mugshot.
Former President Donald Trump arrived in Atlanta on Thursday evening to face arrest on felony racketeering and other charges related to efforts to reverse the 2020 election results in Georgia.
Donald Trump said that he would head to Atlanta on Thursday to turn himself in to face charges in his most recent indictment in Georgia.
Four years ago this week, the New York Times published its momentous series The 1619 Project, a groundbreaking endeavor that sought to reframe our understanding of the foundational role Black people have played to build this country and perfect its democratic ideals. To say it touched a nerve doesn’t begin to describe the project’s profound impact on our culture and politics.
Donald Trump‘s fourth indictment. That’s the silk gift one, right?
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted again, this time on criminal charges in Georgia related to his efforts to reverse the election results in that state in the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election.
Donald Trump is in even more legal trouble after he was indicted on criminal charges for the fourth time this year.
McKinley Franklin editor A Fulton County grand jury has indicted Donald Trump and several allies on Monday over his alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. This is the fourth criminal case to be brought against the former president. Fulton County district attorney Fanis Willis kicked off the investigation after a leaked phone call between Trump and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffesnperger.
If Donald Trump is indicted this week, viewers may see something they haven’t in his three previous cases: Televised proceedings.
with The Sun last week. Lydon was mainly there to talk about the new PiL album ‘End Of World’, but he got a little bit retrospective as well.“I’ve heard an awful lot of American journalists pretending that the whole punk influence came out of New York”, he mused.
John Lydon has said that he believes it’s “wrong” to credit Patti Smith and, more broadly, New York with punk’s origins – saying the UK did it first.Smith was an essential part of the punk movement within the US with her 1975 debut album ‘Horses’. The former Sex Pistol and Public Image Ltd frontman, however, claims that the UK is the actual birthplace of the genre with acts such as David Bowie, T-Rex, Sweet, The Clash, The Dammed and the Sex Pistols.In an interview with The Sun, Lydon said: “I’ve heard an awful lot of American journalists pretending that the whole punk influence came out of New York.
Fox Business and Univision have been tapped to telecast the second Republican presidential debate, taking place Sept. 27 at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, but the lingering question is whether front-runner Donald Trump will even show for the first event.
Sex Pistols‘ iconic artwork and a legend of the punk scene, has died aged 76.The news of his death was broken by Louder Than War, with no cause of death or further details yet revealed.Reid’s career was defined by the British punk explosion of the late 1970s, where he created memorable artwork for Sex Pistols hits including ‘God Save The Queen’ and more.His décollage-style creations became synonymous with the movement, and are inextricably linked with the Sex Pistols’ style and sound.Paying tribute to Reid online, author Jon Savage, who worked alongside Reid on a 1987 book, said: “RIP Jamie Reid, best known as the designer for the classic Sex Pistols era 1976-79.“His ability to render complex ideas in eye catching visuals was their perfect accompaniment. He and I did a book together in 1987: it’s a good one.”RIP Jamie Reid, best known as the designer for the classic Sex Pistols era 1976-79.
Donald Trump’s election conspiracy case may be billed as the trial of the century, but as things stand, the public won’t have any way of seeing or hearing it — save for going to the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse in Washington, D.C., waiting in line and hoping for a seat.
Louis Cato, who took over from Jon Batiste as bandleader for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, is getting to drop his sophomore record.